BOYS TO MEN Spartan children were raised in the agoge – a mix between a barracks and an old-fashioned boarding school. It was a harsh environment where punishments were doled out on a regular basis
In a nutshell: Greek city-states
The Ancient Greek civilisation was made up of hundreds of city-states known as ‘poleis’. These were essentially groups of villages that had banded together in order to improve security and trade. Despite all worshipping the same gods and speaking the same language, each polis had its own government and army, and war between them was not uncommon.